Sandy Martin

Sandy Martin began her acting career at the age of 15 touring the country with Martha Raye in Goodbye Charley After several East Coast touring productions she settled in New York City Martin began working in many of New York Citys esteemed theatres Lincoln Center La Mama Ensemble Studio Theatre Playwrights Horizon The American Place Theatre acting in over 70 stage productions After their enormous hit with the stage play Hothouse by Megan Terry Sandy wrote the screen adaptation which she packaged with her good friends Amy Madigan and Ed Harris both whom she acted with in the award winning world premiere of Prairie Avenue by Edward Allen Baker both in New York City at Est Los Angeless Callboard Theatre EsparzaKatz Prod quickly acquired Hothouse and thus began a long working relationship with Moctesume Esparza and Robert Katz that lasted over ten years Starting as a Development Executive Sandy worked her way up to being the Associate Producer of the company working on the critically acclaimed feature films Milagro Bean Field Wars and Selena She was also Associate Producer of Gettysburg for Turner and Bowl Of Beings starring the famed comedy troupe Culture Clash for Great Performances on PBS During her tenure with EsparzaKatz Prod Martin wrote several treatments and screenplays Underdogs which was optioned by AvnetKerner Risky Business Fried Green Tomatoes Thirteenth Duke commissioned by Marchelo Danon Producer of the original La Cage aux Folles The James Dean Story Miniseries Marvin Worth Prod she also cowrote a musical revival of Reefer Madness with Dan Gerrity directed by the late great Ron Link Martin penned Ms Prez a screenplay that she coauthored with Patrick ONeal about the first African American Woman President Martin produced and directed two documentaries The Great Meddler about the founding of the American Society for the Protection Of Cruelty To Animals and The United Farm Workers A Tribute to Caesar Chavez The short Lovely Rita stars her friend Cch Pounder The Shield Martin was also President of Edward James Olmoss production company Olmos Prod at ABC for four years in early 2000 Thrilled to go back to acting Martin was very happy to score a recurring role on HBOs drama Big Love as the creepy heshe Selma Green as well as the comedy Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Macs Mom Sandy has guest starred on numerous hit shows CSI Nip Tuck Shameless Saving Grace Weeds Cold Case 2 Broke Girls Parenthood The Closer Rizzoli Isles etc She looks forward to continuing her role as Grandma from Napoleon Dynamite for Foxs animated version of the 2004 mega indie hit She played the lead in Tennessee Williams last fulllength play A House Not Meant To Stand in its critically acclaimed West Coast Premiere at the Fountain Theatre in 2011 Her performance was nominated for an Ovation Award Best Female Lead in 2011